The Ultimate Assassin

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Chapter 39: The plan

Naegi and the others were all eating breakfast the next day. While eating Kyoko was getting a strange feeling, both Maizono and Hina looked a lot happier than normal. She thought it was suspicious but decided to ignore it... for now. But right then Teruteru burst through the door - "guys I have bad news!" - he screamed while holding a newspaper, this caught the attention of everyone who looked at the newspaper as well

*Count Lanster murdered in his own home*

Today at 6:50 am, the police have found the dead body of the Count Lanster in his room. The detectives confirmed that for the way the body is started the rigor mortis, the death was approximately at 8 - 9 pm from the night before. Police will now start a full investigation.

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Naegi didn't react, after all, it wasn't uncommon to find news about his murders... - "so what? a nobleman got killed" - said nonchalant Byakuya while still eating, Teruteru looked at him shocked - "don't you find weird, a famous noble just got murdered" - he then got close looking around like he was afraid - "do you think it was the Black Jester?" - immediately Naegi spilled his OJ surprising everyone... before he acted like it was nothing - "and what if it was?" - said Byakuya again trying to return to the main conversation - "well they say the Jester only kills important people... and we are now staying in the Castle of the queen!" - he said getting more and more nervous - "what if we end up as causalities of one of his targets?" - he said scared while everyone looked at him uninterested, except Sonia who looked mad, - "well I do mind" - she said surprising them - "Mr. Lanster was a good man... he used to take me to eat ice cream ever since I was little... so if it is true that the Jester killed him then I hate him!" - Naegi (and everyone looked at her surprised... They have never seen her that angry before. Yet Naegi felt sorry sad for her. He was using her, Sonia was a really nice girl, loyal to her friends... yet it only made it easier for her to fall into naivety. She didn't understand that because she was the princess. Corrupted people would mostly try to stay on her good side just to get what they wanted.

It was right then that the doors opened and from it, a woman with brown (blackish) hair appeared, she was wearing a business suit with a skirt, she looked 30 she was accompanied by two really large men wearing a tux and black glasses. All the student then looked at her, and Sonia smiled happy - "Aunt Cordelia!" - she screamed excited Sonia before standing up and running to hug her. The woman the returned the hug also smiling - "How is my favorite niece?" - Cordelia asked smiling - "I'm doing great... all my friends came to visit... let me introduce you" - She then pulled her aunt to the table all her friends were - "Guys this is my aunt Cordelia Toumo, she is the sister of my Dad and the minister of defense" - She presented, surprising all her friends. Sonia then looked at her aunt - "Are you here to spend time with me?" - she asked hopefully

"Sorry Sonia but I have to talk with the king about a problem we are having" - she explained, while Sonia looked a little sad - "but why not with mom? She is the queen" - Cordelia then smiled gently before she scratched the back of her head - "well while it is true that Novoselic is a matriarchal kingdom... but your mom is right now in London on a business trip... so I have to talk with the king" - she then said goodbye before she left with her bodyguards.

After she left Sonia and everyone else started talking about the plans for the day, Naegi then stood up - "sorry Sonia I have to go to the bathroom" - he then left quickly and stop at the hallway and hid... Cordelia was there - "Augh how annoying is to see that damn girl. Always so happy... it's disgusting" - she said before she started walking. Naegi then started to secretly follow them until they got to the room of the king - "stay behind" - she ordered and the guards stayed in front of the door looking at the hallway... luckily Naegi was hiding behind a statue, Naegi then noticed an air vent on top of him... so he took a piece of rubble and threw it getting the attention of the guards away from him and quickly entered the vent leaving the two guards alone